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[[File:Sitarail logo 2.png|thumb|Sitarail logo.]]
'''Sitarail''' is a private company that has the concession to operate railway lines formerly operated by national governments in [[West Africa|West]] and [[Central Africa]]. Countries include:
* [[Ivory Coast]] and [[Burkina Faso]]
* [[Cameroon]]
Sitarail is part of the [[Bolloré]] group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.trust.org/item/20160907184443-xuukl/|title=Key rail bridge for Ivory Coast-Burkina Faso trade collapses}}</ref>
== Timeline ==
=== 2016 ===
* Operations were severely affected in September 2016 by the partial collapse of the [[Nzi River Bridge collapse|Nzi River Bridge]], near [[Dimbokro]]. The bridge was repaired in 15 days.
* Under Bolloré operatorship Sitarail have acquired
** 4 × [[EMD GT26 Series|GT26CU-3]] clones [[National Railway Equipment|NRE]] CC33201-CC33204
** 4 × [[EMD GT26 Series|GT26CU-3]] clones [[National Railway Equipment|NRE]] CC33205-CC33208 (contract built by [[TŽV Gredelj]] in [[Croatia]])
* [[Grindrod Locomotives]] are Currently delivering
** 5 × [[EMD 645|16-645]] powered AC/AC units CC33209-CC33213
** 6 × 700HP shunters (believed to be AC traction)
* Six locomotives of an order for 16 ordered from [[Grindrod Locomotives]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rrlgrindrod.co.za/ |title=Welcome Aboard - Grindrod Locomotives |access-date=2017-01-19 |archive-date=2017-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818094145/http://www.rrlgrindrod.co.za/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> for use in [[Rail transport in Ivory Coast|IvoryCoast]] and [[Rail transport in Burkina Faso|Burkina Faso]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railwaysafrica.com/news/locomotives-for-sitarail |title=Locomotives for Sitarail |publisher=Railwaysafrica.com |date= |accessdate=2022-09-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/grindrod-delivers-6-locomotives-to-bollor-logistics-for-sitarail-2016-05-06|title = Creamer Media Login}}</ref> The locomotives are numbered CC33201-CC33216. <!-- these numbers do not seem to add up. -->
== See also ==
* [[Bolloré Transport & Logistics]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/burkina02.htm Citarail locomotives]
[[Category:Transport companies of Ivory Coast]]
[[Category:Transport companies of Africa]]
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